Hair waver



June 5, 1928.

N. FULTON HAIR WAVER Filed Feb. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Shee t' 1 M11 Fulton INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY June 5, 1928.

HAIR wAvER Filed Feb. 9, 1928 Nell Fulton INVENTOR.

' ATTORN 1,672,379 N. FULTON 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 preferred hair waver's shown in Figures Patented June 5, 1928. I

UNITED ST ATE-S NELL FULTON, OF YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed February my objects isthe provicharacter specified which is simple in construction and which can be produced at a relatiyely low cost.

Having in view these ob ects and others which will bepointed out in the following description l will =now refer to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing one form of my hair waver.

Figure 2is a similar view showing the form of my hair waver.

FigureB is'an illustration showing a-inodification of the hair waver shown in Figures 1 and 2. a p

Figure 4 is, a perspective view of the .under side of thebase plate showing thestructure of the clip, this clip being used in the 1' and 2.

Figure 5 is an illustrationshowing the manner in which the hair wavers are applie to the head. a

:Figure 6 is'an illustration showing the effect produced by my hair wavers.

Figure 7 is an i lustration of a hair waver similar to that shown in FigureQ but showing particularly the paper or fabric covering which is shown torn away in places to more clearly disclose its presence.

Figure 8 is an illustration of a hair waver showing particularly the curvature of the device for adapting it to thecontour of the head.

p Figures 9 and 10' illustrate, the uses of wire in the constructionof my hair wa vers.

The hair waver shown in Figure 1 includes a base plate 10 and a clamping member 11, the two being hinged together at1'2. The hinge shown at 12 isa tongue and slot hinge, but it is understood, however, that any other suitable form of hinge "may be employed for connecting the members 10 and 11. At the free extremity of the base plate 10 there is a'slidable clip 13 for engaging the end edge portion of the clampingmember 11.

The inner surface of the base plate 10 is concave and the innersurface of the clamps .lIlg member '11.

a 13 includes two the desired hair wavers are 9, 1828; Serial No. 253,074.

mg member 11 is convex but on an arc of longer radius than that of the concave inner surface of thebase plate 10. Such construction results in rigid clamping relation between the lateral edges of the members 10 and 11 and, it affords also a certain freedom-from clampingin the middle portion. The base plate 10 is provided with an inwardly projecting slidable comb 14 the teeth of which i I 'The slot 15 has a length which is substantially equal to the length of the path of theslid-able comb 14. The clip tongues on the plate 16 which is slidably secured to the underside of the base plate 10 in Fi ure 4, headed rivets 17 being employed to. imit the sliding movement of the plate 16.

In the use of the deviceshown in Figure 1 the hair is first carefully combed and brushed with a well defined part. The hair wavers are then applied in the manner hair is carefully pulled into posi base memslot 15 so that it is a relatively simple matter to slide theentire comb lengthwise in parts of tne hair :waver are inclosed position. .By

7 referring to Figure 5 it will be seen that these combs 14 are moved alternately in opposite direct-ions for producing waves in the hair. The curved shape of the members-10 and 11 will curve the hair in one planewhile the movement of. the 'comb l i causes-a curvature inanother plane. It is understood, of course, that the to be applied and allowed to, remain untilthe waves in the hair have become set, which usually requires only a few minutes.

The waver shown in Figure 2 difiers from that of Figure 1 only in that it is provided with a stationary 'comb instead of with a slidable comb. The base plate 18 is similar to the base plate 10 and the clan'iping member 19 issimilar to the clamping member 11. The base plate is provided with a stationary comb 20 which is "adaptedto enterthe slot 21 of, the clamping member. In using the Figure 2 hair waver, it is necessary to push or pull the water before'securing the two are adapted to enter the slot 15 in the clanipthe manner shown in one direction or-the other after th two down against parts together in rigid relation. The parts 18 and 19 will then be clamped together about a lock of hair which has already been given the necessary curve andv the clamping of the two parts merely holds this curve and imparts an outward curve to the hair.

The hair waver shown in Figure 3 differs in some respects from those shown in Figures 1 and 2 although it embodies the .i'ame general principle. The base plate 22 is similar to the base plates 10 and 18 but the clamping member is in the form of two parts 23 each of which is hingedly connected to thebase plate 22 in the manner shown in Figure 3. similar to the hinges of the other forms of hair wavers. The clips 25 are similar to those shown in the preceding figures but they are so arranged that each clip 25 is independently slidable. In the use of this hair waver, the lock of hair is placed across the base plate 22 and is given the requisite curve b maniou'la'tin the fin ers. One

of the clamping members 23 is then brought the base plate 22 and is clipped thereto bymeans of its clip 25. The direction of curvature of the lock of hair is then altered and the second clamping member 23 is brought down and clipped against the base plate 22.. In this form of hair waver there is no comb but the hair is frictionally engaged between the base plate 22 and the clamping members 23. As in the other forms of hair wavers the base plate is concave in its upper surface and the clamping members are convex in their under surface but theradii of the various arcs are substantially equal so as to provide for the maximum frictional engagement.

It is my object to produce these hair wavers from any desirable material. They may be made from stiff grades of fiber board, from celluloid, pyralin or other similar materials or from metal. A resilient metal isprobably better adapted for this purpose than other materials as it is more apt to produce'sharp ridges at the peaks of the waves and between adjacent hair wavers. If metal is used, however, it is desirable to protect the hair from direct contact with the metal by covering the metal of the hair waver with paper or cloth or the like as shown at 26 in Figure 7. The covering not only protects the hair from the metal but it absorbs moisture and thus facilitates the rapid drying of the hair.

The hair wavers may be made in various sizes to accommodate differences in heads, or the-widths of the hair wavers may be altered for providing either long or short waves in the hair. It is also evident that numerous modifications are possible, all falling within the scope of-my invention. For example, the hair wavers may be curved from end to end to fit the contour of the head, this form The hinges 24- as shown arev being best shown in Figure 8. It is also possible to make the hair wavers either with the base member or the clamping member or both in the form of a skeleton frame. If the clamping member alone is made in such form it is made from wire or other like material with an elongated four-sided frame, the two end sides having curved form so that the long'sides will clamp the locks of hair against the base member. The base member may also be formed in a similar manner but if the comb is desired the comb portion will be parallel and intermediate the two'long sides and it will be secured to or integral with the curved end sides. Merely by way of illustration, I show in Figures 9 and 10 some of the variations in the-adaptation of wire in the construction of my hair wavers. The construction shown in Figure 9 is similar to that of Figure 3, the parts 22', P

23, 24: and 25 corresponding with the'parts 22, 23, 24, and 25 of Figure 3. lLikewise,

Figure 10 shows a wire construction having a base member 18, a clamping member 19,

a latch 13, a comb 20 and a slit 21 in the I clamping member, all of these parts being similar to the corresponding parts of Flgure 2. WVhen either the base member or the clamping member or both are in skeleton" frame form, the locks are more quickly and easily dried out so that the waves set more rapidly. The locks may, of course, be dried out either by the natural action of the air or by the currents of air such as areavailable in every beauty shop.

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exact terms that its construction and operation will be readily understood by others skilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

' 1. A hair waver including an elongated base plate having a concave upper surface,

a comb projecting upwardly from said base plate, a clamping member having a convex under surface, sald clamping member being provided with a slot for receiving said comb, and means at the extremities of said hair.

waver for securing said base plate and said clamping member in clamping relation.

2. A hair waver comprising an elongated base plate having a concave upper surface,

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a comb projecting upwardly from said base plate, a clamping member having a convex under surface of greater radius than the radius of the concave surface of said base plate, said clamping member being hingedly secured to said base plate at one extremity thereof, and a clip at the free extremity of said base plate for engaging said clamping member.

3. A hair waver including an elongated base plate having a concave upper surface, a comb secured thereto and slidablelengthwise thereof, a clamping member having it having limited sliding movement relative to convex under surface said clamping memthe other in the lengthwise direction thereof, her being provided with a slot for slidably means on one of said members positioned receiving said comb, and means at the exsubstantially on the median longitudinal tremities of said hair waver for securing line thereof for positively engaging the said base plate and said clamping member the strand of hair, and means at the exin. clamping relation. tremities of one of said members for engag- 4. A hair waver including two elongated ing the other of said members for securing clamping members for engaging a strand of said two members together in adjusted relahair therebetween, each of said members betion. ing curved in transverse direction through- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. out the length thereof, one of said members NELL FULTON. 

